Costa Rican Swift vs Great Dusky Swift
Chaetura fumosa 对比 Cypseloides senex
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Costa Rican Swift | Great Dusky Swift |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Chaetura fumosa | Cypseloides senex |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Apodidae | Apodidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 21.2 cm (8.3 in) | 33.8 cm (13.3 in) |
| 体重 | 18.2 g (0.64 oz) | 83.0 g (2.93 oz) |
| 食性 | Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial … | Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial … |
| 产卵数 | -- | 1-2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Costa Rican Swift
Thin, insect-like buzz alternating with soft clicks; delicate high trill delivered during swift wheeling flight over valleys.
Great Dusky Swift
Loud, churring trill; harsher and louder than other Cypseloides; calls over Iguacu Falls and major Neotropical waterfalls; buzzy 'bzzzt-bzzzt' in aerial groups
Geographic Range & Migration
Costa Rican Swift
Found along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest and forest edge below 1,000 m.
Great Dusky Swift
Found in eastern South America from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Paraguay. Resident near rocky cliffs and waterfalls.
保护状况
Costa Rican Swift
Great Dusky Swift
How to Tell Them Apart
Costa Rican Swift
Small; uniformly dark sooty-brown with rump barely paler than dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Central American Pacific slope species; exceptionally dark and uniform compared to most Chaetura …
Great Dusky Swift
Very large; entirely dark sooty-brown with pale grey forehead and chin scaling; slightly paler underparts; broad wings; largest Cypseloides swift; South American waterfall specialist with dusky uniform plumage and imposing …
About These Birds
Costa Rican Swift
烟色雨燕 (Chaetura fumosa)，体长约11厘米。体羽均匀的烟褐色，腰部略浅，尾短具细刺。分布于哥斯达黎加太平洋沿岸及巴拿马。栖息于低地热带雨林上空。以飞行昆虫为食。
Great Dusky Swift
大暗色雨燕分布于巴西和阿根廷，在大型瀑布附近繁殖的雨燕。